Perks

are augments in the world of Dauntless that provide tiered bonuses to Slayers. All perks have 6 tiers of effects, with some perks gaining new effects in the later tiers. Perks can be found on weapons, armour, and cells. Equipping multiple items with a given perk will increase the tier of that perk.

Perks are divided into 5 different families: Defence,  Mobility,  Power,  Technique, and  Utility